Regulatory reporting and downstream compliance testing depend heavily on data accuracy. Examiners continue to place increased emphasis on data integrity when evaluating compliance risk, performance metrics, and fair lending outcomes. TCA performs data validation that aligns with regulatory expectations and supports internal control environments.
We help financial institutions ensure the integrity, accuracy, and completeness of key compliance data so your risk assessments, monitoring systems, and regulatory submissions rest on a dependable foundation.
What Our Data Validation Covers
TCA can validate data used for:
- HMDA and CRA reporting
- CIP and customer onboarding
- Exception management fields
- Loan Origination System conversions
- Core system conversions
Methodology & Approach
Our review may include:
- Accuracy and completeness testing
- Matching against source documentation
- Consistency with product features
- Documentation validation
Benefits to Institutions
Data validation supports:
- Improved internal testing
- Reduced remediation effort
- Stronger change management and compliance
Additional Fair Lending Topics
Three Hot CRA Concerns
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Loan Servicing & Loss Mitigation Are Fair Lending Risks Too!
As we are all in this unusual time of a pandemic with various levels of lockdowns and social restrictions and the resulting economic downturn, unemployment and business closures, many financial institutions are trying to wade through processes on how to help their customer base through modifications, deferments, waiving of fees and loan proceeds for small […]
Do These Activities Qualify for CRA Credits?
COVID-19 has caused nationwide turmoil, including in the financial services industry. Banks have been flooded with inquiries regarding deferral of payments, modification of loan provisions and loan requests to keep businesses afloat. Many banks have asked TCA whether certain activities would be considered as CRA credits or qualified community development activities. The first of many […]
CRA Thresholds Announced for 2020
The annual CRA asset-size thresholds for covered financial institutions were announced on December 30, 2019 applicable for 2020. The cutoff adjustments are based on the change in the CPI (Consumer Price Index) for each 12-month period ending in November, rounded to the nearest million. As a result of the 1.62% increase in the CPI, the […]
CRA Public File Is No April Fools’ Joke!
April 1st is known as April Fools’ day, a time to play tricks and pranks. Some historians have noted that April Fools’ Day dates to 1582. It is speculated that the start of the new year had moved to January 1st and people who were slow to get the news and/or continued celebrating the new […]
CRA Asset-size Thresholds Announced for 2019
The annual CRA asset-size thresholds for covered financial institutions were announced on December 20, 2018 applicable for 2019. The cutoff adjustments are based on the change in the CPI (Consumer Price Index) for each 12-month period ending in November, rounded to the nearest million. As a result of the 2.59% increase in the CPI, the […]
